In 1837, Georgia lawmakers authorized a “Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum.” Five years later, the facility opened as the Georgia Lunatic Asylum on the outskirts of the cotton-rich town that served as the antebellum state capital.

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Where Iberian Pig takes its inspiration from all of Spain, Cooks & Soldiers focuses on the Basque region, which gained an international profile during the craze over molecular gastronomy and its first exponent, Ferran Adrià of elBulli.

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Southbound magazine, the newest ancillary title from the publishers of Atlanta magazine, showcases the top travel destinations in the Southeast. We visit idyllic small towns and exciting cities in search of outstanding vacation opportunities.Inside Southbound

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Georgia offers diverse places to see and things to do, from the mountains in North Georgia to the coasts of Savannah and The Golden Isles. Take a tour in your own backyard and visit all that our great state has to offer. Begin your tour

Dining in has its advantages: You can wear what you want, eat when you want, and drink as much as you like. To craft the perfect dinner party but skip dirtying the kitchen, look to these seven purveyors for the best meat, cheese, pasta, wine, and dessert.

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Former NFL quarterback Nate Hybl is on a quest for quality, fast-casual grilled chicken

A former Oklahoma quarterback and Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns player, Nate Hybl is opening a fast-casual restaurant called Gusto! in Brookwood October 31. Located at 1935 Peachtree Street, Gusto! asks guests to choose from a salad, brown rice bowl, or sandwich with either chicken, portabella mushrooms, or shrimp.

Airy, crispy pies baked in wood-fired ovens

Thirteen Pies will open in Buckhead Atlanta at 250 Buckhead Avenue on October 7. Serving lunch and dinner, this full-service pizza joint offers a menu of twelve designed pizzas ranging from wild mushroom and leek to garlic and sage white.

Super Pan or El Burro Pollo may be in the works

Perhaps best known for his now-defunct Latin restaurant Pura Vida, Hector Santiago is leaving his post as executive chef at Anne Quatrano’s Abattoir to work on developing his own restaurant at Ponce City Market. Joe Schafer, who recently departed from King & Duke, is replacing him. Scheduled to open in late spring 2015, Santiago’s Ponce […]

Owner and chef Hank Johnson aims for expansion, franchising

Drive toward Decatur from Midtown on Ponce de Leon Avenue and you might notice a small brown building on the north side of the road with the initials TDH on it. Then again, you might not. Fit between a barber shop and a mechanic, across from Krispy Kreme, a food stand by the name of Tom, Dick & Hank quietly opened six weeks ago.

Local ready-to-cook-meals feature recipes from Linton Hopkins, Zeb Stevenson, and more

Garnish & Gather, a local company that creates weekly ready-to-cook meals (similar to Blue Apron and Peach Dish), has announced its chef lineup for the rest of 2014. Garnish & Gather packages ingredients for any of five different recipes a week, but once a month, it features a special recipe created by one of Atlanta’s top chefs.

iSWAT Development Day event this Saturday in Southwest Atlanta

On September 20 from 9 a.m. to noon, neighborhoods in Southwest Atlanta will host iSWAT Development Day, a collection of speeches and bus tours through the area that highlight redevelopment initiatives in an effort to attract chefs, restaurateurs, and grocers. Participants will meet at 884 Murphy Avenue.

Expect a free ice cream party to celebrate

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, the Ohio-based creamery that opened its first Atlanta location on the Westside last fall, will open two more outposts in the city this year. One, a standalone building, will sit just off Decatur Square at 545 North McDonough Street and open in late October. The other will fill a stall at Inman Park’s Krog Street Market and aim for a mid-October opening.